Compensation News

We track the changes, developments and notable occurrences in the legal services industry in relation to insurance, compensation and care. You can subscribe to our RSS feed, get updates via email or just watch the headlines go by on Facebook or Twitter. If you have seen a story that you feel needs an extra boost of notoriety then please get in touch.

Compensation Paid and Apology Made for Death in Custody: The sister of a man who died while in police custody has been awarded more than £25,000 in compensation. In addition an apology has been made as the treatment of her brother contravened the European Convention on Human ... - 24.11.11

First Bullying Injury Compensation Claim to Succeed: The mother of a boy who was bullied at school has received a four figure sum in compensation for negligence and a breach of statutory duty from the school. This makes Jed Winfindale and his mother, Stacey the first people in ... - 17.11.11

Burden of Claims Costs to the British Public Still Rising?: James Dalton from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has given a speech at a whiplash conference this week where he quoted that the numbers of people claiming for the injury has increased by 32% in the last three years... - 03.11.11

Financial Compensation Proposals for Egg and Organ Donors: The Nuffield Council for Bioethics has suggested that organ donors and egg donors should be compensated for their agreement to allow their body parts to be used. A report published by the organisation has suggested that altru... - 17.10.11

Fraudulent Insurance Claim Results in Jail Term: Insurance company LV= has won a court battle against a personal injury fraudster and is now calling for a change in the law to prevent these sorts of claims going ahead in the future. The proceedings were taken against Minaxi... - 07.10.11

Police Warn of PPI Compensation Scammers: Nottinghamshire police are warning local residents of a compensation scam which has led to hundreds of pounds being given to fraudsters. Callers who claim to be from the Ministry of Justice are telling residents they could be... - 19.09.11

Terrorism Suspect Compensated for False Arrest: A student who downloaded a copy of the al-Qa'ida training Manual for his PHD course has been paid £20,000 in compensation after he was arrested on suspicion of being a terrorist. Rizwaan Sabir was researching counter te... - 15.09.11

Sainsbury's Supermarket Turns Down Riot Compensation: Sainsbury's supermarket have said that they will not be claiming compensation for the damage caused to their stores during the riots across the UK last month. The retailer was badly affected by looting and is therefore eligib... - 12.09.11

Retailers Hit Out Against Compensation Culture: A woman from Crynant in South Wales has been offered compensation and a new washing machine after her old one exploded just moments after her son walked past it. The Hoover-Candy machine is one of eight others which have suff... - 05.09.11

215 million Paid out in PPI Miss-selling so far This Year: Figures released by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) have shown that £215 million in compensation payments have been paid to victims of PPI miss-selling in the first half of this year alone. The cash was paid out ... - 02.09.11

Compensation Claim for Disability Discrimination Dismissed: A worker from Yardley Birmingham has lost his case against his employers for compensation after he was made redundant. David Fletcher claimed that the was the only person to be made redundant from Map UK Ltd because he was di... - 30.08.11

Weight Loss Drug Acomplia Linked to Depression and Suicide: Patients who were prescribed a drug for weight loss are taking legal action after it turned out the drug led to them becoming suicidal and depressed. The drug, Acomplia was taken off the market two years ago after claims it c... - 22.08.11

40,000 Women Receive Potentially Faulty Operation: The NHS is facing a huge number of compensation claims after it has been found that an operation designed to improve the incontinence which can come from childbirth has left women with worse health issues. Up to 40,000 women ... - 18.08.11

It's been a down and dirty week in the compensation industry: Victims of the nuclear testing carried out by the government in the Pacific during the 1950's have come one step closer to receiving compensation this week. They have been given permission by the Supreme Court to argue for th... - 01.08.11

Criminals have claimed over £10million whilst in prison: It has been found that claims for compensation made by prisoners in the UK over the last five years have amounted that more than £10 million. The figures were obtained by the Press Association and showed two payments ma... - 27.06.11

PPI Claims Go Ahead & MOD Compensation Increased: The banking industry has this week, confirmed they will be dropping their legal battle over the mis-selling of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). The British Bankers Association (BBA) have said they will not appeal against t... - 10.05.11